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CREATE Dance for Dementia

CREATE Dance for Dementia

By: Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (ECRED) University of Edinburgh
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Join Martin Robertson (lived experience researcher) and guests to explore rights-based ways of working in research on dance for dementia.

The discussions form part of a project led by the University of Edinburgh called CREATE which stands for Cocreating a REsearch Agenda To facilitate Equitable Dance for Dementia.

Topics covered include co-production, accessibility, and measurement and methods with guests living with dementia, and experts from Scottish Ballet, Dance Base (Scotland’s National Centre for Dance), the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and the University of Edinburgh. To find out more about the project, visit edin.ac/CreateDementia.

This podcast has been edited by Sounds Like a Podcast (soundslikeapodcast@gmail.com)

Original music composed by James Mckillop (lived experience researcher)

© 2024 Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (ECRED), University of Edinburgh
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Episodes
  • Episode 3: Measurement and Methods in Dance for Dementia
    Jan 30 2024

    Martin Robertson (lived experience researcher) speaks with Dr Bethany Whiteside (Senior Lecturer & Doctoral Degrees Coordinator at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and Dr Katey Warran (Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh) about the challenges of ‘measuring’ experiences of dance, and how future research in dance for dementia may be able to overcome these challenges.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 2: Accessibility in Dance for Dementia
    Jan 30 2024

    Martin Robertson (lived experience researcher) speaks to Agnes Houston (lived experience researcher) and Emma Smith (Head of Health, Wellbeing, and Engagement at Dance Base) about why people living with dementia may face barriers to dance engagement and how they could be overcome.

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    32 mins
  • Episode 1: Co-production in Dance for Dementia
    Jan 30 2024

    Martin Robertson (lived experience researcher) speaks to Willy Gilder (lived experience researcher) and Lisa Sinclair (Senior Dance Health Manager at Scottish Ballet) about co-production and what it means for the future of research in the field of dance for dementia.

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    36 mins
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